Comments on: Links for 18 Dec 08

By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:49:01 +0000

A truly GREAT Dirk Hayhurst story in Baseball America:

http://www.baseballamerica.com/today/prospects/prospect-diary/2008/267206.html

By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 13:40:27 +0000

#5@Surfinâ€™ Bird: I expect that OG's lawyer will follow a similar strategy, trying to separate abuse from palimony. It's not clear to my amateur mind if that linkage is valid or compelling. Maybe it is under the standards of a civil trial, but I'd imagine OG's legal team will try to pry them apart.

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:31:35 +0000

#3@Steve C: Sorry, I only looked at the video and saw something that looked like Sasquatch. Then again, my eyes don't work as well as they once did...

By: Surfin' Bird

Surfin' Bird — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 03:22:08 +0000

Regarding the Giles case:

If I worked for a law firm (which I do), I would have say that I don’t see a whole lot of particularly damning evidence in the Arizona video that Brian Giles’ ex could use against him. I would probably ask her for a little bit more evidence than that when demanding a hefty sum like $10 million.

Just my humble, professional opinion.

By: Tom Waits

Tom Waits — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:16:39 +0000

#1@Steve C: #2@Geoff Young: That incident is apparently what led to Giles being ordered by a judge to attend anger-management classes. It sure leans towards "damning" rather than "inconclusive." You could be unconvinced about the hair-pulling; it's tougher to explain the falling body and the witnesses. There might be some mitigating circumstances as to why Giles lost it, but there's no way that footage, the testimony, and a legal order are inconclusive. We could use the Rodney King incident as an example; people can argue whether he was really resisting arrest or not, but you can't argue that he got wailed on. When video, witnesses, and a judge say that he slapped her, the question of What is close to moot. And there are very few things in the Why category that would make Giles look any less thuggish. I had the same thought as Steve (could this offseason be any worse), but I feel dirty for thinking it, given that we're talking assault and battery by a 210 pound pro athlete against a woman.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 18:04:31 +0000

#2@Geoff Young: The police report with several witnesses is totally inconclusive?

By: Geoff Young

Geoff Young — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:55:18 +0000

#1@Steve C: If by "pretty damning" you mean "totally inconclusive," then I agree.

By: Steve C

Steve C — Thu, 18 Dec 2008 17:27:13 +0000

As far as Giles goes…there were police reports taken for differnt incedents and this video is pretty damning…

http://www.gaslampball.com/2008/12/17/695921/brian-giles-caught-on-tape

Just when we though this offseason could not get any worse.